Watch the 2025 Youth Media Awards LIVE!
It’s time.
It’s time for Newbery. It’s time for Caldecott. It’s time to once again use my favorite poorly photoshopped creative commons-licensed image of all time to signal the coming of the ALA Youth Media Awards webcast.
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A photo that is not of me, but one that represents a vibe I only wish I could convey:

You can watch the announcements of the 2025 Newbery, Caldecott, and many more from the comfort of your own (possibly homemade) computer. Here’s the info from ALA:
The 2025 Youth Media Award announcements will take place on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at 8 a.m. MT in Phoenix during ALA LibLearnX 2025. A live video stream will be available at https://ala.unikron.com/.
(Top Image: ‘Me back in 1984 with my Commodore Vic 20‘ http://www.flickr.com/photos/27315689@N00/459020985)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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